On 15 March 2019, chemists from across the UK country to compete in the 6th National SCI/RSC Retrosynthesis Competition at SCI HQ in London.
Cassie Sims
The event, organised by SCI’s Young Chemists Panel and Fine Chemicals Group, alongside RSC’s Heterocycle and Synthesis Group and Organic Division Council, saw 11 teams from across academia and industry to showcase their synthetic prowess.
Finalists included teams from across academia, pharmaceutical and agrochemical companies.
At the event, the teams presented their synthetic routes for the novel sulfonated alkaloid Aconicarmisulfonine A. After their presentations, teams were questioned by the judges and audience on their synthetic route selections.
A variety of intricate routes were proposed, with some teams even offering multiple options. The day was filled with high-level synthetic chemistry and each route cleverly combined simple, well-known reactions with novel chemistries to produce the target molecule.
The results from the day were:
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1st PlaceFlower Power from Syngenta:
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2nd PlaceShawshank Reduction from University of Oxford:
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3rd PlaceSygTeamTwo from Sygnature Discovery:
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Audience VoteIn Trosji We Trost from Evotec:
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And todays winners are 🎉🎉🎉
— SCI💡 (@SCIupdate) March 15, 2019
First: Flower Power @Syngenta
Second: Shawshank Reduction @OxfordSynthesis
Third: SygTeamTwo @SygnatureDiscov
Audience: In Tsuji We Trost @EvotecAG #retrosynth2019 @UKRetroComp pic.twitter.com/8BbaUh9Djs
To keep up-to-date with the Retrosynthesis event, follow them on Twitter @UKRetroComp and LinkedIn.
Related Links:
- SCI’s Fine Chemicals Group
- SCI’s Young Chemist Panel
- Report: 5th National SCI/RSC Retrosynthesis Competition
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